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  1. Outside of LCJ and I suppose Roscoe, I felt we had pretty good size at the perimeter positions. Particularly for a mid-major. IMO it played a large part in why according to KenPom we were a top 25 defense. Being able to guard multiple positions while also being able to disrupt shots and passing lanes is valuable on the defensive end. Ivey - 6'5 Utomi - 6'6 Cheese - 6'5 Toles - 6'6 Banks - 6'4 LCJ - 5'8 Roscoe - 6'2
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  2. You're forced to do that some with a lack of depth (like Utomi guarding bigs and playing in the post). Having a number of interchangeable athletic and long players like Buffalo makes tossing labels aside much easier too.
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  3. Channel fits right in, especially on defense. He's one of the best passing-lane-jumpers I've seen in an Akron uniform. He regressed offensively after his injury, but I think that will come back next year. I think your eyes have been closed enough that you have the rest of us covered. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing this upcoming season develop.
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  4. I think he moves up in the pecking order with Utomi moving on. I could see them running a three guard starting lineup with LCJ, Cheese, Banks, Williams and Riak.
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  5. Did Tree grow before or after he was a Zip? I have only ever seen him listed at 6'7" and that was generous. I agree that height sure helps but coincidentally Treadwell is the perfect example of how a smaller guy with grit can play larger. Other examples are Romeo Travis and Jeremiah Wood.
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  6. Everyone rounds the height up. If Ivey was 6’4&1/4” he’d be listed at 6’5”. Whatever. I ran into Ivey & Utomi at the Akron Family Restaurant & they were sincerely big dudes. Utomi was huge.
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  7. Article a couple weeks old but has Gilbert to the Browns in round 7 I would love to have a Zip on the Browns!
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  8. From what I saw in his professional career, it would explain a lot. Good luck to him.
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  9. The issue with that becomes defense. If your best 5 are guards/small forwards, you're going to struggle against bigger teams. Vice versa, if your best players are PF/C, you're going to struggle against guard-heavy teams.
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  10. I'm just having some fun. It can be quite depressing and unhealthy to constantly listen to Puddles Pity Party. Smile - it's good for the soul.
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  11. Banks is a shooter who lost his shot. If he regains it, he'll play meaningful minutes. One of the problems is that now, with Utomi and Ivey gone, they don't have a real 3.
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  12. Your Scotty Caldwell inks his (I think) third contract with New England Revolution. And if you don’t know about Scotty Caldwell, you better axe somebody. Right now.
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  13. Blind squirrel theory. In baseball on any given day.
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